Live Art for Children 2026

Live Art for Children 2026 presents 8 international artists with fun projects for the whole family and a socio-political theme: Help solve Aarhus´ problems! Most events have free entrance and do not require booking. Only works marked "DANISH" are in Danish.

2 September:

15:00–15:30. Filip Vest (DK): “Heart on the Sleeve” (10+): Party performance in collaboration with Teaterhuset Filuren.

12:00–16:00: John Huntington (SE): “The New School” (6+). Help create the school of the future! Leif Holmstrand (SE): “Ruin Recalled” (open to all). Jamal Gerald (UK): “You See” (12+): Test your privileges and prejudices. Only one guest at a time.

3 September:

13:00–13:45 and 16:00–16:45: Feral Practice (UK), Marcus Coates (UK): “Spørg Naturen/ Ask the Flock” (10+). Ask anything! Get answers from wolves, bees and plants.

12:00–16:00 ongoing: John Huntington (SE): “The New School” (6+). Leif Holmstrand (SE): “Ruin Recalled”. Jamal Gerald (UK): “You See” (12+).

4 September:

16:00: Random People (DE), Live Art Denmark: “The Class Swap". Two Year 5 classes from Aarhus have swapped lives for a day (6+). DANISH

12:00–16:00 (ongoing): John Huntington (SE): “The New School” (6+). Leif Holmstrand (SE): “Ruin Recalled” (all ages) Jamal Gerald (UK): “You See” (12+). Only one guest at a time.

5 September:

13:00–13:45: Mette Riise (DK): A Future with a Future. About a society run by children (12+) DANISH

14:00–15:30: Secret Hotel (DK): The Game of H2O (10+). Who owns the Earth’s water? DANISH

11.00–15.00 ongoing: John Huntington (SE): “The New School” (6+). Leif Holmstrand (SE): “Ruin Recalled”. Jamal Gerald (UK): “You See” (12+).

6 September:

2.00–3.30 pm: Secret Hotel (DK): The Game of H2O (10+). Who owns the Earth’s water? DANISH

11.00–14.00: John Huntington (SE): “The New School” (6+). Leif Holmstrand (SE): “Ruin Recalled”

Live Art for Children is supported by Knud og Dagny Gad Andresens Fond, Statens Kunstfond, Nordjyllandsfonden, Demant Fonden, Svensk-Danska fonden, Festugen and DOKK1.